V8 S Carpet Sets & Dash Gauge bezels

[tvrchim500]

My V8S needs new carpets. Can anyone advise a supplier that already has the templates. Want to do the fitting myself. Could someone also advise the dash gauge maker as I want to replace the bezels.

Thanks in advance.

[phillpot]

Carpets.


I've seen replacement bezels for sale at car shows but not sure if they actually replace or clip over?

Polished bezels have been available in the past, think it was a "hobby business" for someone on PH but no idea if still around?


Others have cleaned, painted or polished their originals.

[tvrgit]

Those are the ones I used, see here:

http://www.andrewc.org.uk/tvrgit/carpets.html

[phillpot]

Not wishing to hijack your thread but I have a nearly complete (all the big bits look to be there but I didn't remove them so can't be sure) set of good second hand dark blue carpets if anyone can make use of them?


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[Stwdv]

Have a look at Coverdale I think they are my choice

[xstoka]

Hi, Ive recently just done the same with my TVR s1, I replace the carpets and the bezels.

For the carpets I got them from lakewell...

http://www.lakewell.com/en/tvr/s-series/full-carpe...

I was happy with the carpets, but it did take a lot of effort putting them in and the instructions they supply themselves are not that good. But they were the cheapest supplier I found.

For the gauge bezels (Im assuming the v8s are the same as the s1), these are a bit harder because of the abnormal size of the 4 mini gauges (Oil, Water, Battery, Fuel). But I got them from http://www.autoelectricalspares.co.uk, they also have an eBay shop and are chrome color only.


The speedo and tacho were easy to replace with 80mm half v ones ( http://www.autoelectricalspares.co.uk/classic-car-...).

Now the 4 mini gauges are somewhat harder, I could not find a supplier that did the exact size, even though they are 2" gauges, they have a small "lip" around the edge that makes them slightly bigger so the replacement bezels don't fit. You have to grind off the lip a little so the bezels will fit over, Also the original glass wont fit so I needed to get replacement ones from the same supplier. There was also a further problem which was the depth of these bezels were not deep enough to bend the "tags" around the lip so it holds the bezels on. So I had to "push" the V section out a little so the angle was not as deep, then it fitted fine. IF that makes sense?

http://www.autoelectricalspares.co.uk/classic-car-...

I hope this helps!

[tvrchim500]

Thanks for the replies.

The carpet fitting guide from tvrgit looks really useful. I looked at Coverdale but they require you to send a paper template. Lakewell look as though they may be my choice.

[Stwdv]

Oh Coverdale told me they had patterns for an S2 will need to check thanks